Much of the United States was once part of the British Empire, ditto Australia and Canada. I don't think any of us feel that our years as subjects of the crown deprived us in any way. In fact, I believe that much of the prosperity and societal comfort that we enjoy today is a direct result of our British heritage. I think the same is true of many other former colonies, although a few of them may not be mature enough to realize it. Nor are some of their peoples. Paul
Nitin Garg wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 09:00:52PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 4/9/2002 7:29:56 PM Central Daylight Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > > > All I am saying is, not the whole world thinks of the queen mum as > > > heroic or charming or whatever. There are people to whom she was (and > > > justifiably so to themselves) the symbol of their continuing misery. > > > > The majority of the colonies over which her husband was King-Emperor are, > > today, independent nations. The Queen Mother outlasted the Empire. > > > > I haven't been keeping up with world news lately, but haven't heard that the > > British colonial subjects in -- let's see, where are there still some? > > Bermuda? Cayman Islands? -- are all that miserable. > > > > I said *WAS*. A rape victim being healthy many years later doesnt mean > she wasnt raped right ? Many arent going to stop hating bin laden 10 yrs > down the road right ? > > Present colonial subjects being happy does not change the fact that > (some) previous ones suffered. > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
